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828TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a vertical blue quill with gold shaft surmounted by a heraldic fountain all in front of a brick red annulet bearing two gold lightning flashes.

Symbolism
Brick red and golden yellow (gold) are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. A heraldic fountain is symbolic of water and the quill is a medieval symbol of authority; together they refer to the overall mission. The annulet, simulating a wheel, is symbolic of the Corps and indicative of unity. The flashes connote speed and efficiency and allude to the technological process involved in the unit's capabilities.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 November 1971.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Or, an annulet Gules (Brick Red) charged with two lightning bolts of the first, overall a quill Azure rachis and barb Argent superimposed by a heraldic fountain.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red), the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

WE DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.

Symbolism

Shield

Brick red and golden yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. A heraldic fountain is symbolic of water and the quill is a medieval symbol of authority; together they refer to the overall mission. The annulet, simulating a wheel, is symbolic of the Corps and indicative of unity. The flashes connote speed and efficiency and allude to the technological process involved in the unit's capabilities.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 18 November 1996.





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